A man can be heard verbally abusing and wrestling police officers at a popular family camping spot. Andrew Wayne Jones of Bala Road, Wrexham, is seen resisting arrest on police bodycam footage, which was shown during a sentencing hearing at Caernarfon Crown Court.
In the video, the 33-year-old calls police officers "12-year-olds" and "b******" as they wrestle him to the ground. Jones was initially arrested on suspicion of assault at a Shell Island campsite in July this year, but no charges were brought against him. However, he was later charged with resisting arrest after wrestling officers who were attempting to detain him. As a result of the altercation, one officer sustained suspected broken ribs .
North Wales Live reports that the video played at Caernarfon Crown Court on Wednesday, October 26, shows Jones exiting the tent at Shell Island campsite at around 4.30am on July 18. The footage shows officers telling Jones that he is being arrested on suspicion of assault as Jones walks away from officers, shouting: ""F*** off, f*** off, f*** you, f*** you, you ain't arresting me you little d*******."
Jones was subject to a suspended sentence during the time of his arrest, which had been imposed in May last year after he was involved in a fight in Llangollen in December 2018. At the court hearing, Judge Her Honour Nicola Saffman told Jones that he had a "poor record," pointing out his history of resisting arrest and previous convictions.
After the video was played in court, Judge Saffman told Jones: "I am sure you're thoroughly ashamed and embarrassed having seen what I've just seen. Instead of complying with the police who were doing their best to accommodate you, you were shouting, swearing 'you're not f******* arresting me'.
"You were calling the female officers 'b******',calling the male officers '12-year-olds' and 'children'. You flailed your arms around, you were irate, and you're a man of some size and some strength and it took all of these officers to control you and get you to comply with them."
Judge Saffman told the court the sentencing guidelines "do not come close" to providing an appropriate punishment and decided to sentence Jones outside of these recommendations. He was sentenced to a high level community order including 35 sessions of the Probation Service's Thinking Skills programme and an alcohol abstinence tag for 120 days.
He was also ordered to pay £500 by way of compensation to the police officer injured during the arrest and £114 in court costs.
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